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RoboSimian, a four-limbed disaster response robot under development at JPL, is ready to compete in the 2015 DARPA Robotics Challenge on June 5-6, 2015. You go buddy!
(Credit: NASA JPL)
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2015-06-04T06:00:00+0000
NIAC Fellow Young Bae's Photonic Laser Thruster (PLT). This is a demo of his PLT moving a 1 lb object on a track in his lab using just light (photons).
Credit: NASA
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2015-05-29T05:30:55+0000
Like most computers, robots are highly efficient… until something goes wrong. But could they learn to adapt to mechanical faults? Scientists have been deliberately sabotaging walking robots to see how fast they learn to cope.
Credit: Nature Video
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2015-05-28T04:30:35+0000
This video shows BRETT, a PR2 robot, learning various motor tasks through trial and error. BRETT used the same "deep learning" algorithm to master all tasks.
Credit: UC Berkeley Robot Learning Lab, edited by Phil Ebiner
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2015-05-26T06:00:02+0000
It may look like an insole, but this Smart Shoes system developed at the Mechanical Systems Control Lab at UC Berkeley could help physical therapists get their patients walking better, faster.
Sensors capture information to create a detailed picture of the patient's gait and walking abnormalities, while real-time visual feedback helps patients and therapists see and measure change and progress. The result: made-to-order physical therapy for maximum impact.
Credit: National Science Foundation
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2015-05-21T05:00:44+0000
Teams of undergraduate and graduate students from around the country are demonstrating their excavator robots May 18-22 at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex in Florida. During the Robotics Mining Competition, participating teams' custom-built, remote-controlled mining robots will traverse simulated Martian terrain features and excavate simulated regolith.
Credit: NASA Kennedy Space Center
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2015-05-19T18:00:30+0000
The Cold War may be over, but silent dangers still lurk in cyber space. With increasing amounts of sensitive personal information — social security numbers, financial data, stock transactions — finding its way onto computing networks, cyber security becomes more important every day. Technologies for cyber defense, however, have not kept pace with threats to cyber security.
Anthony Joseph is one of the key researchers involved in fixing this trend. A professor at the University of California, Berkeley, and a National Science Foundation CAREER award recipient, Joseph works on projects at the DeterLab, the primary scientific computing facility for cyber security researchers worldwide. The DETER project creates technologies that adapt to the growing and changing forms of cyber threats so that companies and researchers can test the robustness of their own security and network systems.
Credit: National Science Foundation
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2015-05-18T21:26:04+0000
In this week’s episode we learn about an app to detect sleep apnea, teen risk-taking, a new Wi-Fi booster and, finally, we explore a first-of-its-kind rehab robot. Check it out!
Credit: National Science Foundation
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2015-05-15T20:13:19+0000
With more middle school students learning online every year, experts have identified a growing need for high-quality educational approaches that take advantage of current technology. University of Missouri researchers are developing a video game to help middle school distance learners grasp scientific concepts.
Credit: Nathan Hurst / University of Missouri
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2015-05-15T05:00:07+0000
Although Class 8 Trucks only make up 4% of the vehicles on the road, they use about 20% of the nation's transportation fuel. In this video, learn how new fuel-efficient technologies are making our country's big rigs quieter, less polluting, more energy-efficient, and less expensive to operate over time.
Credit: U.S. Department of Energy
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2015-05-14T16:28:56+0000
NASA Challenges K-12 students to create a model of a container for space using 3-D modeling software. Astronauts need containers of all kinds - from advanced containers that can study fruit flies to simple containers that collect Mars rocks or store an astronaut’s food. The ability to 3D print containers in space - on demand - will let humans venture farther into space. That's why we are challenging students to start designing for space now. It could be a container designed for zero-gravity on the International Space Station, or a container designed for future astronauts on Mars or beyond! Space is a big place, but your imagination is even bigger. Multiple prizes, based on age-groups, are available. Good luck!
Credit: NASA
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2015-05-14T04:30:52+0000
Using a smart tablet and a red beam of light, Georgia Institute of Technology researchers have created a system that allows people to control a fleet of robots with the swipe of a finger. A person taps the tablet to control where the beam of light appears on a floor. The swarm robots then roll toward the illumination, constantly communicating with each other and deciding how to evenly cover the lit area. When the person swipes the tablet to drag the light across the floor, the robots follow. If the operator puts two fingers in different locations on the tablet, the machines will split into teams and repeat the process.
Credit: Georgia Institute of Technology
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2015-05-13T06:00:53+0000
Political discussions conducted on social networking sites like Facebook mirror traditional offline discussions and don't provide a window into previously untapped participants in the political process, according to a new study that includes two University of Kansas researchers.
Credit: KU News Service
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2015-05-13T04:30:48+0000
The Wright brothers had only taken to the sky 14 years before the US entered World War I, but airplanes still played a vital role in the war effort. Because of the events of WWI, airplane technology developed at an incredible rate. This fast-paced webcast looks at how airplanes changed in this short time, how other technology advanced, and how airplanes were used throughout WWI.
Credit: Smithsonian Air and Space Museum
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2015-05-12T06:00:08+0000
Aboard the International Space Station, NASA astronaut Scott Kelly fielded questions from YouTube creators who sent in video questions asking about aspects of his Year In Space. By doubling the usual length of Kelly's mission to space, researchers hope to better understand how the human body reacts and adapts to long-duration spaceflight. This knowledge is critical as NASA looks toward human journeys deeper into the solar system, including to and from Mars. Participating YouTube creators included Hank Green from Vlogbrothers, Louis from FunForLouis, Emily Graslie at the Brain Scoop, Kyle Hill from the Nerdist, Henry Reich from MinutePhysics, Destin from Smarter Every Day, and Michael from VSauce.
Credit: NASA
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2015-05-07T17:05:47+0000
Innovative technologies and modern infrastructure are crucial components of job creation, new market development, and the ability to compete in today’s economy. The USDA Rural Development Broadband program makes significant contributions toward each of these areas to help improve quality of life and increase economic prosperity in rural areas.
Eighty years ago, rural areas did not have access to electricity. Now, some 8.5 million rural Americans don’t have access to Internet. Electricity boosted rural productivity, helping make the U.S. the breadbasket of the world. What would broadband do?
Broadband opens the doors to business investment, delivers advanced educational services and increases access to health specialized care for those with access to broadband service. Some 8.5 million people in rural areas still lack access. USDA’s work will continue.
Rural Oklahoma now has access to broadband—something that 8.5 million people in rural areas still lack. How did they do that?
Credit: U.S. Department of Agriculture
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2015-05-07T06:44:39+0000
Morehouse College professor and director of the NSF-supported Culturally Relevant Computing Lab, Kinnis Gosha, dedicates his time to reshaping the demographics of the field of computer science.
Credit: National Science Foundation
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2015-05-04T22:48:33+0000
Dr. Glenn Green, associate professor of pediatric otolaryngology, discusses how 3D printing was used to save infant lives at C.S. Mott Children's Hospital.
Credit: University of Michigan Health System
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2015-05-01T05:00:07+0000
Mehdi Kalantari Khandani at the University of Maryland has created a sensor system that constantly monitors different types of stresses on bridge structures and, when it detects anything unusual, alerts those who need to know.
But Mehdi's initial research had nothing to do with bridges.
This is the story of how Dr. Khandani's basic research on ultra-low-power sensor networks ultimately led to low-maintenance bridge sensors that can help keep an eye on the structural integrity of our bridges.
Credit: National Science Foundation
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2015-04-30T08:08:01+0000
Secretary Moniz takes the 3D-printed Shelby Cobra out for a test drive.
The Shelby was printed at the Department of Energy’s Manufacturing Demonstration Facility at ORNL using the BAAM (Big Area Additive Manufacturing) machine and is intended as a “plug-n-play” laboratory on wheels. The Shelby will allow research and development of integrated components to be tested and enhanced in re
Credit: U.S. Department of Energy
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2015-04-30T06:00:15+0000